Limnobacter

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Limnobacter
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Limnobacter

Spring et al. 2001[1]
Type species
Limnobacter thiooxidans[2]
Species

Limnobacter litoralis
Limnobacter thiooxidans

Limnobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, oxidase- and catalase-positive, motile bacteria with a single polar flagellum, of the family Burkholderiaceae and class Betaproteobacteria.[3][4] Limnobacter species have the ability to oxidize thiosulfate.[5]

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